Shabbat Potluck

Friday, July 25, 2025 • 29 Tammuz 5785

5:30 PM - 7:30 PMCongregant Home

All are invited to join Beth El friends for a Shabbat Potluck Picnic! We'll meet at a home near Beth El for a family-friendly Shabbat service and dairy/vegetarian potluck. This potluck is geared towards families with young children and is open to everyone in the Beth El community and beyond!

RSVPs are required below. After registering, you'll receive the link to choose which vegetarian/dairy food item you'd like to sign up for.

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AugAugust 2 , 2025

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Motzei Shabbat, Aug 2nd 9:00p to 10:00p
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Join Rabbi Rosen and Rabbi Zerin for this final session that includes light dinner/Seudah Shleesheet, learning, and zemirot/Shabbat songs. We will take a deep dive into one or two of the prayers in our Machzor (High Holiday prayer book), exploring topics such as the meaning of the prayer, the way it functions in the service, the different biblical and rabbinic texts that it quotes or refers to, new and traditional musical settings for the prayer, ways that music enhances the meaning of the text, and the history of how the prayer came to be a fixture in our prayerbook. Adults and teens of all backgrounds are welcome to join; no prior knowledge of Hebrew or the Machzor is necessary. Light dinner will be served RSVP required (click in to register!) $10 suggested donation per person
Register Now

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